Second Grade

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First Nine Weeks

Reading
-Context clues   -Story elements   -Parts of a book  
-Prefixes   -Cause and effect   -Long/Short vowels  
-Inferences   -Digraphs   -Compound words  
-Subjects   -Inflectional Endings   -Narrative/Personal Stories  
-Predicates   -Questions   -Statements  
-Exclamations   -Commands   -R-controlled vowels  
-Nouns; common/proper   -Predicting      

 

Spelling
Handwriting

-Words with short, long, variant vowel sounds
-r-controlled words
-Social Studies words

 

 

-Correct paper position
-Upper and lower case letters
-Basic strokes
-Identification of lines used
-Alignment of letters
-Numerals and number words


Math
-Addition Strategies   -Problem solving
-(Learning facts to 18)   -Critical Thinking
-Subtraction Strategies    
-(Learning facts to 18)    


Science/Health
Social Studies
Multi Cultural

-Life Science (Plants & Animals)
-Homes for Plants & Animals
- Safety
-Germs
-Inquiry skills

 

-All About Me
-Map Skills
-Neighborhoods and Communities
-Diverse Cultures
-Continents/Oceans

 

-Be aware of contributions of different cultures.

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Second Nine Weeks

Reading
-ABC order   -Main Idea   -Making Inferences  
-Compound Words   -Plot, Setting   -Reference Sources  
-Comprehension strategies   -Prefixes   -Elements of poetry  
-Realism/Fantasy   -Cause and Effect   -Context Clues  
-Syllable Division   -Inflections: ed,es   -Vowel Sounds /oi/oy/ou/ow  
-Consonant sounds: /kn/gn/wr/gh/ph/          

 

Spelling
English
Handwriting

-Words with silent letters; /er/

-long e /y/ey/

-short e /ea/;

-Science words,

-Math words

-r-controlled words /ar/or/ir/

-Nouns: Possessive/Plurals; Common/Proper

-Verbs: Action; Present; Past tense; have; Sentence Combining

-Correct paper position

-Upper and lower case letters

-Basic strokes

-Identification of lines used

-Alignment of letters

-Numerals and number words

 

Math
-Problem solving   -Identify, write, compare and order numbers to 1,000
-Critical Thinking   -Skip count by 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, and 10's

-Ordinal numbers to twenty

   -Recognize even/odd to 1,000
-Place value Hundreds, Tens, Ones   -add two digit numbers with and without regrouping
-Counting Money    

 

Science/Health
Social Studies
Multi Cultural

-Homes for Plants & Animals

-Weather and other Earth changes

- Fire, Neighborhood, Home Safety

-Earth Yesterday and Today

-Inquiry skills

 

-Christopher Columbus;

-Our Government;

-Land forms/ continents/oceans;

-Thanksgiving;

-Christmas Around the world

  -recognize similarities and differences among cultures

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Third Nine Weeks

Reading
-Drawing Conclusions   -Main Idea   -Antonyms  
-Comprehension strategies   -Compare/contrast   -Graphic Aids  
-Summarize   -Sequence of events   -Context Clues  
-Phonics: soft /c/g/ô/a/aw/au/û/oo/   -Inflectional endings   -Suffixes  
-Digraphs:/ph/tch/          

 

Spelling
English
Handwriting

-Words with /oo/soft /c/g/a/aw/au/augh/c/k/ck/

-Digraphs /ph/tch/ch/

- Blends

-Social Study words

-Contractions: Pronouns; Synonyms/Antonyms

-Verbs: linking, helping, & Irregular

-Correct paper position

-Upper and lower case letters

-Basic strokes

-Writing Creative Stories

-Power Writing

-Review Punctuation/Editing Techniques

 

Math
-Subtract 2 digit numbers with/without regrouping   -Critical Thinking
-Telling Time   -Shapes; Congruent; Symmetry

-Bar Graphs

  -Probability
-Fractions    
-Problem solving    

 

Science/Health
Social Studies
Multi Cultural

-Solar System

-Matter

-Safety

-Energy

-Inquiry skills

-Simple Machines

-Dental Health

  

-Dr. Martin Luther King

-President's Day

-Black History Month

-Famous Americans

-Timelines

-Cultural Traditions

-Goods & Services

-Income, Producer, Consumer

-Historical Events & places

   -Recognize similarities and differences among cultures and traditions in Tennessee
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Fourth Nine Weeks

Reading
-Sequence of Events   -Soft /c/g/   -Suffixes/ly/ful/  
-Digraphs/ph/tch/ch/   -Summarize   -Long Vowels  
-Multiple Meaning Words   -Main Idea      
-Context Clues   -Form Generalizations      
-Figurative Language          

 

Spelling
English
Handwriting

-Double consonants

-initial /sh/ch/th/wh/

-Final /nk/nd/ft/st/th/sh/

-Social Studies/Science Words

-Adjectives

-Adverbs

-Using a and an

-Adjectives that compare

-Synonyms and Antonyms

 

-Write letters without a model

-Write complete sentences

-Write a poem from a model

 

Math
-Geometry   -Multiplication
-Fractions   -Division
-Probability   -Introduce 3rd grade skills
-Adding/subtracting 3 digit numbers    
     

 

Science/Health
Social Studies
Multi Cultural

-Forces and Machines

-Magnets

-Insects

-Nutrition

-Family Life

-Earth Week

  

-Map Reading Skills

-Our Country's History

-Goods and Services

- Producers and Consumers

-Tennessee History

  

-Africa in April

-Memphis in May

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